Tranmere Rovers 3 - 4 Colchester United
Tranmere 3-4 Colchester
| Scoring Summary | |
| Tranmere Rovers | Colchester United |
| Antony Kay (12) | David Perkins (4) |
| Andy Taylor (76) | Mark Yeates (15) |
| Ryan Shotton (78) | Clive Platt (40) |
| Johnnie Jackson (47) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| Tranmere Rovers | Colchester United | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 8(4) | 6(5) |
| Fouls | 7 | 10 |
| Corner Kicks | 7 | 3 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 45% | 55% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 3 | 6 |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Prenton Park, England
Attendance: 5,713 Match Time: 19:45 UK Official(s): N Swarbrick (Referee) |
| Teams | |
| Tranmere Rovers | Colchester United |
| 1 Danny Coyne | 1 Dean Gerken |
| 6 Antony Kay | 16 Matt Heath |
| 5 Ian Goodison | 6 Paul Reid |
| 4 Ben Chorley | 19 Gary Borrowdale |
| 3 Andy Taylor | 2 John White |
| 26 Ryan Shotton | 8 Dean Hammond |
| 16 Edrissa Sonko | 10 Kemal Izzet |
| 12 Steven Jennings | 4 Johnnie Jackson |
| 10 Chris Greenacre | 17 David Perkins |
| 9 Ian Moore | 11 Mark Yeates |
| 7 Bas Savage | 9 Clive Platt |
| Substitutes | |
| 24 John Achterberg | Mark Cousins 23 |
| 13 Gareth Edds | Chris Coyne 5 |
| 8 George O'Callaghan | Scott Vernon 24 |
| 23 Chris Shuker | Anthony Wordsworth 27 |
| 25 Craig Curran | Medy Elito 30 |
| Substitutions | |
| Chris Shuker for Steven Jennings (54) | Anthony Wordsworth for Kemal Izzet (73) |
| George O'Callaghan for Edrissa Sonko (54) | Scott Vernon for Clive Platt (86) |
| Craig Curran for Chris Greenacre (87) | Medy Elito for Mark Yeates (90) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Dean Gerken (73) | |
| Dean Hammond (75) | |
| · Club Squads: Tranmere Rovers | Colchester United | |
Updated: September 26, 2008, 10:01 PM UK
Colchester under caretaker manager Kit Symons put the skids under a startled Tranmere as his side recorded their second win of the season with a 4-3 victory at Prenton Park.Mark Yeates set up David Perkins to net with an excellent curling left foot strike from just outside the box after only four minutes for United.
Skipper Antony Kay headed Rovers level from a Bas Savage cross on 12 minutes but three minutes later Yeates beat Danny Coyne with a stunning free kick into the corner from 25-yards.
Ed Sonko missed the target for Rovers with what should have been a simple header but then it needed a fingertip save by Coyne to deny Yeates.
Colchester went 3-1 ahead after 40 minutes. The impressive Yeates opened up the home defence with a great run and found Clive Platt who fired home on the turn from eight-yards.
They made it 4-1 two minutes after the re-start. Yeates had a big part before Johnnie Jackson hit home from the corner of the box.
Tranmere responded by sending on Chris Shuker and George O'Callaghan.
United keeper Dean Gerken handed Tranmere a lifeline when he dropped a harmless Andy Taylor free kick over the line after 76 minutes and two minutes later it was 3-4 as Ryan Shotton found the target from 30-yards.
United then had to defend desperately to secure all three points in a thriller.
Friday, September 26, 2008
| Southend United | 3 | |
| Leyton Orient | 0 | FT |
| Tranmere Rovers | 3 | |
| Colchester United | 4 | FT |